Overview
- The division bench, during Thursday's hearing, ordered ten legislators accused of switching from BRS to Congress to file counter-affidavits by May 6 and listed the case for that day.
- BRS lawmakers and BJP floor leader Aleti Maheshwar Reddy filed the writs seeking to disqualify the MLAs who won on BRS tickets in 2023 but are alleged to have joined the ruling party.
- The petitions challenge Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar's orders that found no defection and name respondents including Danam Nagender and T. Prakash Goud.
- The bench first signaled three weeks for counters and three for rejoinders after the summer break, but petitioners warned of further stalling and asked for a fixed cutoff.
- The Supreme Court had earlier set tight windows for the Speaker to act, and the High Court's deadline now presses a dispute that could reshape party strength in the Assembly.